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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitter Grounds, and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In October's story, who first nicknames the boy Runt, and why?
(a) His brothers name him Runt, because he is younger, smaller and weaker than them.
(b) He names himself Runt, to show that he doesn't care what others say about him.
(c) His teacher names him Runt after a character from a book who was small and weak.
(d) His parents name him Runt, because he is their least favorite child.

2. What do the boys dare the narrator to do?
(a) Go inside the playhouse.
(b) Look inside the window of the playhouse.
(c) Knock on the playhouse door.
(d) Burn the playhouse down.

3. In the third ghost story, what are the three older boys looking at when the narrator sees them on his way home from school?
(a) A treasure map.
(b) An old wrecked car.
(c) A pornographic magazine.
(d) A dead bird.

4. In New Orleans, who does the narrator and another professor meet in a bar?
(a) A zombie master, who spikes their drinks with zombie powder.
(b) Two identical women with different colored ribbons in their hair.
(c) A strange old woman who offers to tell their fortunes.
(d) The man whose identity the narrator has stolen.

5. Why does the narrator not understand the jokes the other boys tell?
(a) He is too young for them.
(b) He doesn't know the people they are talking about.
(c) The jokes are about a playhouse he has never been to.
(d) They are speaking another language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amelia promise them in return for not killing her?

2. In The Faery Reel, what does the narrator say the 'brown boys' will do with his heart?

3. Who comes for the narrator right at the end of the story?

4. To whom are the detective and the narrator taken to see after they have looked at the crime scene?

5. Why does Runt think he will be ok when he runs away from home?

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